Friday, April 26, 2013

Press Release from Fife Today about the June 2014 Kirkcaldy Adam Smith Lecture

"World-famous historian Professor Tom Devine has been unveiled as the
guest speaker at the 2013 Adam Smith Lecture.

Professor Devine, who lectures at Edinburgh University, will speak in
Kirkcaldy on Thursday June 6.

In recent years the prestigious Adam Smith Lecture has been delivered by
Kofi Annan, former General Secretary of the United Nations, Professor Alan
Greenspan, former head of the United States Federal Reserve, Mervyn King,
Governor of the Bank of England and James Wolfenson, the president of the World
Bank.

The focus and emphasis of this year’s lecture by Professor Devine will
be on ‘Adam Smith’s Scotland’ and Professor Devine will put the economist’s
life and work in the context of his education and residence in Kirkcaldy.

The professor is not only author of ‘The History of the Scottish Nation’,
but more recently a book on Scottish emigration called ‘To the Ends of the
Earth’.

Gordon Brown MP has once again helped organise the lecture.

He said: “Professor Devine is one of the great historians in Scotland
and will be much welcomed as someone who has got a great reputation for his
ability to talk about Scotland’s history.

“We are delighted that someone as prestigious as Professor Devine has
been prepared to accept our invitation to speak.”

Michael Levack, chairman of the Adam Smith Global Foundation, said “This
will be a major boost to our ambitious programme and cement the strong start we
have made in the work of The Adam smith Global Foundation.”

Martin McGuire, interim principal, Adam Smith College, said: “Events
such as these provide an excellent opportunity for our students to gain
valuable experience.”

I hope to attend the Lecture.Over the last few years I have attended these lectures.I know Professor Tom Divine is an
excellent speaker and an authority on 18TH-Century Scotland and it
is well worth listening to his historical views.